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Review DXA scanning in clinical practice
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is recognized as the reference method to measure bone mineral density (BMD) with acceptable accuracy errors and good precision and reproducibility. The World Health Organization (WHO) has established DXA as the best densitometric technique for assessing BMD in postmenopausal women and based the definitions of osteopenia and osteoporosis on its results. DXA...
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INTRODUCTION Osteoporosis is bone disease characterized by reduced bone mass and reduction of bone tissue. Main complications of osteoporosis and major cause of morbidity and mortality in elderly population are fractures. Early diagnosis and detection of osteoporosis can prevent complications of osteoporosis in terms of fractures. OBJECTIVES Diagnostic assessment of osteoporosis is mostly bei...
متن کاملqus of phalanx, dxa, bmd, osteoporosis
dxl of calcaneus is a portable method for bmd. this study determined a cut off point for dxl in osteoporosis diagnosis. in 510 healthy postmenopausal women, bmd of axial regions with dxa (dpx-md, ge,lunar corp, madison, wi) and heel with dxl (demeteck- sweden), measured. the agreement of two methods and cut off point for dxl in defining osteoporosis, obtained. dxa found osteoporosis in 34.3% an...
متن کاملClinical practice guidelines proposed by the Hellenic Foundation of Osteoporosis for the management of osteoporosis based on DXA results.
In recent years guidelines for the testing and treatment of osteoporotic patients have been published by recognised organisations, including the World Health Organisation (WHO), the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) and the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF). Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) has been considered the technique of choice because of its excellent precision and a...
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Background. Osteoporosis is an extrapulmonary effect of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Diagnosis of osteoporosis is based on BMD measured by DXA-scan. The best location for BMD measurement in COPD has not been determined. Aim of this study was to assess whole-body BMD and BMD of the hip and lumbar spine (local DXA) in COPD patients and compare the prevalence of osteoporosis at th...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Medicine
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1470-2118,1473-4893
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.6-3-254